Problem 13-18 You are constructing a portfolio of two assets, Asset A and Asset
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Question
Problem 13-18
You are constructing a portfolio of two assets, Asset A and Asset B. The expected returns of the assets are 8 percent and 13 percent, respectively. The standard deviations of the assets are 30 percent and 38 percent, respectively. The correlation between the two assets is .43 and the risk-free rate is 5.6 percent. What is the optimal Sharpe ratio in a portfolio of the two assets? What is the smallest expected loss for this portfolio over the coming year with a probability of 5 percent? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your Sharpe ratio answer to 4 decimal places and Probability answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)
You are constructing a portfolio of two assets, Asset A and Asset B. The expected returns of the assets are 8 percent and 13 percent, respectively. The standard deviations of the assets are 30 percent and 38 percent, respectively. The correlation between the two assets is .43 and the risk-free rate is 5.6 percent. What is the optimal Sharpe ratio in a portfolio of the two assets? What is the smallest expected loss for this portfolio over the coming year with a probability of 5 percent? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your Sharpe ratio answer to 4 decimal places and Probability answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)
Explanation / Answer
SOLUTION:
Calculation of Sharpe Ratio:
Asset A =
(Mean return